Acadia Dance Festival 2025

The Acadia Dance Festival returns to Bar Harbor, ME - featuring performances by the acclaimed Nimbus Dance with musicians from the Bar Harbor Music Festival.

Friday, August 1 – 7:00 PM  | Nimbus Dance performs: Samuel Pott’s "Dark Water," a visually immersive meditation on water, the oceans, and human vulnerability created in partnership with composer Qasim Naqvi, with sets by Gugganheim Fellow, visual artist Nicola López; "The After Party" by Dawn Marie Bazemore, a vibrant tribute to jazz legends Nina Simone and Nancy Wilson; and "Memo" a poignant dance performed alongside youth participants from the Acadia Dance Festival Summer Intensive and Camp Beech Cliff. Tickets: Adults $35 / Students $15

Saturday, Aug. 2 – 11:00 AM (Family Matinee) | A relaxed and engaging program for young audiences, featuring Nimbus company dancers and local youth from Camp Beech Cliff and the Acadia Dance Festival Intensive. Tickets: General Admission $15.

Nimbus arrives in Bar Harbor following spring appearances at Walton Arts Center (AR) and the Montclair Dance Festival (NJ) as part of its 20th Anniversary Season.